CVE-2013-1796

Description

The kvm_set_msr_common function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not ensure a required time_page alignment during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME operation, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.

Risk Information

Base Score

8.4

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.788

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-1809-1) linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic_3.2.0-41.66_i386.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-1809-1) linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic_3.2.0-41.66_amd64.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-1809-1) linux-image-3.2.0-41-virtual_3.2.0-41.66_i386.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-1809-1) linux-image-3.2.0-41-virtual_3.2.0-41.66_amd64.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-1809-1) linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae_3.2.0-41.66_i386.deb	Linux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1812-1) linux-image-3.5.0-28-generic_3.5.0-28.48~precise1_i386.deb	Linux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1812-1) linux-image-3.5.0-28-generic_3.5.0-28.48~precise1_amd64.deb	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234